Where does “La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau” come from?

La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (French) comes from French vallée, from Middle French valee, from Old French valee, from Old French val, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvalléevalley
2Middle Frenchvaleevalley
3Old Frenchvaleevalley
4Old Frenchvalvalley
5Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →